How many parks and green spaces are in London Borough of Barnet? 88 public parks
London Borough of Barnet has 88 public parks among 504 green space sites. Green space covers 11.8% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 26 m²
- Less green space than
- 57% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.7
Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this
All house prices in London Borough of BarnetWhat are the largest parks in London Borough of Barnet?
Oak Hill Park is the largest public park in London Borough of Barnet, at 31.7 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 55 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Oak Hill Park | 31.7 hectares |
| Brook Farm Open Space | 28.4 hectares |
| Woodfield Park | 24 hectares |
| Arrandene Open Space | 23.6 hectares |
| Sunnyhill Park | 21.6 hectares |
| Edgwarebury Park | 15.9 hectares |
| Brunswick Park | 14.8 hectares |
| King George's Field | 14.7 hectares |
| Golders Hill Park | 14.4 hectares |
| The Glebe Land Open Space | 13.8 hectares |
| Bethune Park | 12.6 hectares |
| Hendon Park | 11.7 hectares |
| Whetstone Stray Open Space | 11.3 hectares |
| Watling Park | 10.5 hectares |
| Friary Park | 9.3 hectares |
| Windsor Open Space | 8 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 7.2 hectares |
| Brent Park | 6.2 hectares |
| School Park | 5.2 hectares |
| Friern Village Park | 5.2 hectares |
| Hadley Green | 5.1 hectares |
| Silkstream Park | 4.5 hectares |
| Avenue House Grounds | 4.1 hectares |
| Mill Hill Park | 4.1 hectares |
| Grahame Park | 4.1 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in London Borough of Barnet?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in London Borough of Barnet: 474 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 474 hectares · 88 sites |
| Playing fields | 188 hectares · 39 sites |
| Cemeteries | 139 hectares · 14 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 139 hectares · 57 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 96.8 hectares · 57 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 15.2 hectares · 41 sites |
| Tennis courts | 14.2 hectares · 85 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.2 hectares · 97 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.1 hectares · 14 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 393 hectares · 12 sites |
Does London Borough of Barnet have a lot of green space?
About average. London Borough of Barnet has 26 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 24 m² across Greater London. Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| London Borough of BarnetThis area | 26 m² per resident |
| Greater London | 24 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.
What else do people ask about London Borough of Barnet?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in London Borough of Barnet.
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Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:06 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The London Borough of Barnet dataset covers 16,349 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.